Obamacare

The health care debate in the Democratic primary so far has, for the most part, revolved around a single question: Medicare for Allor something else?  Given the persistent political and policy challenges to passing and implementing a single-payer system alon…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. | Win McNamee/Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said pressuring Republicans to act on gun violence will be a top priority this fall for Democrats, according to a letter to his colleagues released on Thurs…

President Donald Trump with Congressional Republicans after the House approved the American Healthcare Act, May 4, 2017. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) Looming court decisions could throw the individual market into chaos.This really ought to be a good, or at least …

This weekend, it happened again: more mass shootings in America. This time, gunmen in an attack in Odessa and Midland, Texas, and another in Mobile, Alabama, shot dozens of people, with at least several reported dead. Already, the shootings have led to demands for action. “How many of @JohnCornyn @tedcruz…

After mass shootings in Odessa and Midland, Texas, and Mobile, Alabama, this weekend, Americans are confronting the country’s unique relationship with guns. America is certainly an exceptional country when it comes to firearms. It’s one of the few countries in which the right to bear arms is constitutionally protected. But…

Joe Biden remains a strong frontrunner in the 2020 Democratic primary race. In two weeks, however, he will face off in a debate where he will share the stage with all of the top contenders. Biden's lead in the RealClearPolitics polling average shows he's up …

President Donald Trump sent Fox News a message Wednesday that he would not tolerate watching hosts on his favorite TV network go easy on Democrats. The president threw a tantrum on Twitter after Fox News anchor Sandra Smith hosted Democratic National Committ…

Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy (R) announced this week that he is stepping down from his House seat to care for his ninth child who is expected to be born with a heart condition. Think Progress noted on Tuesday that Duffy and his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy,…

Sometimes we talk as though the big, ambitious plans of presidential candidates determine what will happen if they enter the White House. For instance, on health-care policy, the debate has revolved around the fact that two of the three dominant Democratic pr…

Biden unveils Iowa ad defending Obamacare record